Maharashtra Cyber Registers FIR Over Alleged AI-Generated Videos Targeting Piyush Goyal & PM Modi During
Maharashtra Cyber registered an FIR after a BJP official alleged AI-generated videos targeting Piyush Goyal and PM Modi were circulated during student protests.
The complaint includes a manipulated video of Piyush Goyal making inflammatory remarks, and morphed images/videos of PM Modi shared on Facebook, Instagram.
The case was registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 318(2), 336, 352, 353(1), 353(2), 356(1), 356(2) and IT Act sections 66(D), 67.
Maharashtra Cyber is investigating to identify individuals behind the social media accounts that shared the alleged manipulated content.
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